The Getaway
Lamar Giles
Set in a near future where climate change, racism, and economic inequality have intensified, The Getaway follows Black teenager Jay, whose family works at Karloff Country, a Virginia resort. The job gives his family food and economic security, while the resort’s billionaire owner seems suspect to Jay’s friend Zeke. As a global crisis unfolds, the resort’s true function is revealed: it shelters wealthy Trustees. Employees are forced to remain and serve them amid escalating racist microaggressions and painful control.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
